subgoal
Noun
Meaning
subgoal (plural subgoals)
A lesser goal that forms part of a greater goal.
Examples
In the more general case, where sub-goals share variables, other strategies can be used, such as choosing the subgoal that is most highly instantiated or that is sufficiently instantiated so that only one procedure applies.
It would then decompose that goal into sub-goals and then set out to construct strategies that could accomplish each subgoal.
The second subgoal not abnormal(john) of the first candidate solution fails, because wounded(john) succeeds and therefore abnormal(john) succeeds.